If you’re in the market for a proper driver’s car that is just at home on the track as it is on a mountain pass, or in the daily grind, and you have around $170k to spend, these two are pretty much the pinnacle of what’s currently available. According to […]
Brett Davis
Brett is the editor and founder of PerformanceDrive. He's obsessed with driving, having played with Matchbox cars until he was tall enough to drive a real one. After initially working as a mechanic, Brett earned a degree in journalism and entered media as an editorial assistant at Top Gear Australia magazine. He then worked at CarAdvice. His dream is to live next door to the Nurburgring in Germany.
2022 Hyundai Kona N price from $47,500 in Australia, arrives Q3
The segment-shattering Hyundai Kona N will arrive in Australia a bit later this year, with a starting price of $47,500. It comes in as the fourth main model from N division’s ever-growing lineup. As previously revealed, the Kona N is powered by a 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder engine that’s shared with […]
2022 Hyundai i20 N price from $32,490 in Australia, arrives Q4
The highly-anticipated 2022 Hyundai i20 N will go on sale in Australia late this year, with a starting price of $32,490. It’s expected to be a very popular little hot hatch, equipped with a heap of standard features and backed by promising performance and practicality. This is a brand new […]
2022 Nissan Z Nismo performance version to debut in January – rumour
The all-new 2022 Nissan Z car is yet to make an official debut, in production form. But that will take place on August 17. There’s now speak of a Nismo version planned for a January unveiling. Nissan is planning to unveil the new sports car on August 17, potentially as […]
Mercedes-Benz global sales up 25% in 2021 first half
Mercedes-Benz is off to a cracking start this year in terms of sales, with global figures up an impressive 25 per cent for the first half (H1). Sales of its electrified vehicles are also up 300 per cent. The Stuttgart-based marque delivered (we’ll call them sales) 1,182,724 passenger cars to […]
Subaru passes production milestone of 20 million AWD vehicles
Subaru is celebrating an all-time production milestone of 20 million all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles. Subaru was one of the first carmakers to introduce the technology on passenger cars back in 1972. We sometimes take AWD for granted. But even if you never venture off the tarmac, all-wheel drive systems significantly […]
New LandCruiser 300 Series 3.5TT makes 276kW ATW on dyno (video)
An example of the all-new 2022 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series has been strapped to a dyno in Bahrain to see what sort of real-world power its new twin-turbo V6 unleashes. This is one of the first dyno tests around (if not the first, outside Toyota). The team at EKanoo Racing […]
Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae debuts as final variant
This is it. The last version of the almighty Lamborghini Aventador. It’s called the LP 780-4 Ultimae. Even if you don’t speak Italian, it’s pretty easy to assume this is the ultimate version yet. It’s a bit of a sad moment, actually, as this marks the end of an era […]